It was an almost certainty that UK would make Bragg’s final list. He’d already said the Wildcats, Kansas and Illinois would not be eliminated when he announced his trimmed list on Sept. 1, and for months, he’s already had an official visit to Lexington scheduled for mid-October to attend Big Blue Madness.

Some notable schools to not make Bragg’s cut are home-state Ohio State and Louisville, which he’s held in high regard but had never been seen as being on the tier of contenders with UK, KU, Illinois and others. After the commitment of Trinity power forward Raymond Spalding in July, the Cards’ need at that position was filled anyway.

Bragg was the second five-star prospect on Monday to keep UK on his trimmed-down list. St. Louis wing Jayson Tatum, the No. 1 player in the 2016 class, according to Scout.com, put the Cats in his top 10.